The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-21
1 LITERARY NOTES.

In Scribner's Magazine for July
there will be story OF much dramatic
power, entitled "a Great Patience"
by Edward Ireneus Stevenson, of the
New York Independent. The first of
two part story by Fl. Il. Boyesen
will also be given in this number. 1t
is called "a Perilous Incognito."
SEVERAL papers on "Frsnch Traits"
by w. q. BIownell, the first OF which,
on "The Social Instinct" will appear
in Scribner's Magazine for July, are
the fruit of acute and discriminating
observations by one who has q keen
appreciation of and sympathy with
the French mind. In these essays it
is said that Mr.. Brownell will make
many striking comparisons between
English aud American and French 30
cial life and customs.
AMONG the poems in ScribneT's Mag
azine for July will be ION On Old
Road" by Charles Edwin Markham,
whose poetry previously published in
this magazine has been SO favorably
received; and "The OWL" full.page
poem by Charles Lotin Hildreth, a
young writer whose VERSES will GER
tsinly make a distinct impression.
Edith Nj. Thomse, Louise Chandler
Moulton, aud Ellen Burroughs will
also contribute poems to this number.
THE selections from the letters of
Eliza Southgste Bovine, which will
appear in Scribner's Magazine for
July, will picture, in light and often
amusing way, "a Girls Life Eighty
Years Ago" in old New York and New
Eogland. The writer Of these letters
occupied foe social position in old
New York, and her descendants in
clude many well known families Of
the present day.
The illustrations in Prof. D. A. Sar-
gents article on "The Physical Pro-
portions OF the Typical Man." which
will appear In ScribDer's Magazine for
July, are from photographs OF athletes,
and diagrams furnished by the author.
This article will be Of special interest
to young men engaged in outdoor
sports and general athletics, and will
also be Of unusual value to teachers
and parents ss guide 70 them in the
physical development Of their pupils
and children.
ST. NICHOLAS for July has strongly
patriotic flavor, appropriate to the
Fourth of July. Even the Brownies
become imbued with the prevalent
enthusiasm, and celebrate the day at
night. Mis- Jessie O. Glasier, a new
writer, contributes an amusing sketch
of negro child bfs, called "a Gun
powder Plot" which is cspitslly illus
trated by E. W. Kemble. Miss Lillian
DynevoT Rice presents "a Fourth OF
July Record" in bright aud clever
verse. "Betty's Sunday" charmingly
illustrated by R. B. Birch, carries us
back to the war OF 1912, and tells US
of brave little American girls sd-
venture with the enemy. The install
ment OF "Winning q Commission, !"
too, with its pictures OF cadet life at
West Point, falls in line with these
timely attractions of the number.
FRANK R. STOCKTON, in 81 N,chOla,
for July, follows bis last months pa.
per on "KiDg London" with an equal.
ly entertaining description of life "Iu
English County," characteristic
scenes of which Alfred Parsons and
Harry Fem show ia several delight
full drawings. n. n. Boyesen com
mences a neg 'Tsle OF Two Cont.
nents," entitled "Fiddle-John's Fam
ily," the frontispieca by George Whar
ton Edwards forming the princips
illus a ion. TIE tourist Of today
whether in Eeglith country witt
Stockton, in Norway with Boyesen, Of
at home in America, lie not completely